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25 Cards in this Set
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peninsula
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land with water on three sides
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2. bogs
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: low, swampy lands
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3. permafrost
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permanently frozen lower layers of soil
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4. peat
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wet ground with decaying plants that can be used for fuel
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5. oil shale
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: rock that contains oil
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6. communist state
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: government with strong control over the economy and society
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7. cold war
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competition for world influence between US and Soviet Union
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8. refugees
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people who flee to another country to escape danger or disaster
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9. ethnic cleansing
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a country’s policy forcing people from other ethnic groups to leave their homes
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10. privatize
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transfer of ownership from the government to individuals
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Russia:
11. spreads across what two continents |
Europe and Asia
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12. What region has the largest mineral supply
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Siberia
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13. What does Russia rely on for transportation and trade
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The Trans-Siberian Railroad
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14. What republic became independent after the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991
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Ukraine
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15. What countries regained their independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union
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Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia
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16. What effect its location and lack of mountains on the east and west have had:
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: It had left them open to invading armies
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17. Poland, now a democracy, had what type of government after WWII
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Communist
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18. What is the longest river in Europe
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The Volga River
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19. The Danube River empties into what body of water
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The Black Sea
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20. Slovakia and the Czech Republic once formed a larger country called
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Czechoslovakia
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21. What countries now make-up what was once Yugoslavia
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Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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22. What did the countries of Eastern Europe do after the collapse of communism in the early 1990’s
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They developed a free market economy
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23. Bulgaria: relative location
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: A mountainous country located south of Romania
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24. Albania: economy and majority population
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: very poor with a mostly Muslim population
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25. Ancestors of the Czechs
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Slavic
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